Subrat Mohanty is the Executive Director – Banking Operations & Transformation at Axis Bank Limited. He leads all functions under Retail & Wholesale Banking Operations, Information Technology, Strategy and Business Intelligence Unit of the Bank.

Subrat Mohanty has more than 23 years of experience, spanning different industries and functions. In his previous stint, he served as the Group President at Manipal Education & Medical Group responsible for business performance and strategy across the group’s interests in Education, Healthcare and Insurance. Prior to joining Manipal group, he was the COO, HDFC Life Insurance Company Limited responsible for a wide range of functions including Strategy, Operations, Technology, Digital and Health Insurance. Previously, at Infosys, he has been in a variety of leadership roles across Operations, Solutions, Strategy, and technology-led Transformation Programs. He started his career with Andersen Consulting (now Accenture).

Subrat Mohanty holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from NIT, Rourkela and has an MBA from Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta.

Pranav Haridasan, MD & CEO of Axis Securities, is known for his collaborative leadership style and technology acumen. In his career spanning over two decades, Pranav has played an instrumental role in expanding businesses and managing critical assignments for domestic and international clients. He is committed to building high-performance teams and providing technology-driven solutions to empower clients.

In his previous assignment, as the Managing Director and Co-Head of Equities at Axis Capital, Pranav played a pivotal role in restructuring and spearheading the equities business with a primary focus on technology, compliance, and operations.

Before Axis Capital, Pranav worked at Citigroup Global Markets as Director & Head of India/ASEAN Execution Services and was responsible for running and managing all execution avenues while serving as the Pan Asia Head of Block Trading. He has also held various leadership positions at institutions such as Credit Suisse Securities, IDFC Ltd, and ING Vysya Bank, showcasing his extensive experience in the financial sector.

Pranav holds a Post Graduate Programme from the Indian School of Business and a bachelor's degree in Business Management from Christ University, Bangalore. As a visiting faculty member at the BITS School of Management, Pranav actively shares his expertise with students, embracing it as an opportunity to make a meaningful contribution.

Puneet Sharma is the Chief Financial Officer of the Axis Bank since March 2020. He has over two decades of experience in banks, financial institutions and consulting.

In his previous stint, he was with Tata Capital Limited for 12 years, as a senior management functionary interacting extensively with the Board. He served as the Chief Financial Officer of Tata Capital Limited and Tata Capital Financial Services Limited since 2014 and was accountable for financial control, financial planning, procurement and taxation. Prior to that, at Citibank N.A. his roles covered structured cash solutions, treasury operations, risk monitoring and reporting on fixed income securities. He started his career at Bharat S Raut & Co. and has also worked as a consultant with the Boston Consulting Group working with clients in financial services across many topics encompassing strategy, transformation and process improvement.

Puneet is a qualified Chartered Accountant with a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Bombay and has graduated from the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad.

K. Raghu is a distinguished Chartered Accountant with over three decades of professional experience. From being the President of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India 2014-15 to becoming the founding partner of M/s K. Raghu & Co, a Bangalore-based firm offering comprehensive consulting services, he has consistently demonstrated his expertise and leadership.

His membership on the Board of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) in New York, alongside his esteemed Honorary Memberships with The Certified Public Accountants of Australia and The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Australia and New Zealand, attests to his substantial global influence.

Raghu has made remarkable contributions in leadership roles at the Confederation of Asian Pacific Accountants (CAPA) and the South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA). His tenure as an Independent Director on the Board of the Indian Overseas Bank from 2016-19 and the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) demonstrate his adeptness in navigating complex regulatory environments. Through active participation in national and international conferences, Raghu has further solidified his reputation as a respected authority in the field.

She is a Partner of Crawford Bayley & Co., one of the oldest law firms of India. She possesses over 15 years of experience in regulatory and legal practice, specializing

in corporate law. She is a law graduate and a fellow member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India. She is a recipient of scholarship from London School of Economics.

She has co – authored the book “Treatise on Company Law” in 2014. She is a regular feature writer in India Business Law Journal. She has also contributed in various other

writings like Company Law Ready Reckoner, Transfer and Transmission of Shares – A treatise, Asia Business Law Journal etc.

She sits as an Independent Director on the boards of companies like Jyothy Laboratories Limited, Sharp India Limited, Hinduja Tech Limited, Repro India Limited,Kancor Ingredients Limited.

J.S. Deepak is the Group Director, International Strategy and Public Policy at Bharti Enterprises.

A retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, Deepak has many decades of experience working for Government of India, especially in economic Ministries including as Secretary Telecom & IT, and Ambassador of India to the World Trade Organization (WTO) at Geneva.

Deepak served as a Secretary and Joint Secretary, Telecom, Government of India, wherein he was responsible for the formulation of telecom policy and reforms in the sector. He spearheaded various initiatives for improving telecom regulation and led the team that designed and conducted the first spectrum auction in India in 2010. He also pioneered harmonization, sharing and trading of spectrum in the country.

As Secretary, Department of Electronics & Information Technology (DeitY), Deepak led India's efforts in Internet Governance and anchored the Digital India Programme and facilitation of IT/ITeS sector. He was also involved in Aadhar enrolment and expanding its use for improvement of governance including for e-KYC in the telecom sector.

He was India’s Chief Negotiator at the WTO, for the RCEP agreement and the India-EU Free Trade Agreement and led trade negotiations in agriculture, manufactured products, services, rules, tariffs and subsidies and articulated the Indian position on e-commerce and investment. As Joint and Additional Secretary Commerce, Government of India (GOI), he dealt with trade policy, export promotion of electronics, pharmaceuticals, tea, coffee, spices, agriculture products and services.

Deepak is the Chairman of Bharti Hexacom Limited, a listed group company that provides services in Rajasthan and the North-East under the Airtel brand. He also serves on the Governing Council of the Bharti Institute of Public Policy ISB Mohali, the Bharti Airtel Foundation and the Board of Carnegie India.

Deepak is an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad and has been invited to lecture on subjects related to management, trade, telecom and communication at various leading institutions and international fora.

J.S. Deepak is the Group Director, International Strategy and Public Policy at Bharti Enterprises.

A retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, Deepak has many decades of experience working for Government of India, especially in economic Ministries including as Secretary Telecom & IT, and Ambassador of India to the World Trade Organization (WTO) at Geneva.

Deepak served as a Secretary and Joint Secretary, Telecom, Government of India, wherein he was responsible for the formulation of telecom policy and reforms in the sector. He spearheaded various initiatives for improving telecom regulation and led the team that designed and conducted the first spectrum auction in India in 2010. He also pioneered harmonization, sharing and trading of spectrum in the country.

As Secretary, Department of Electronics & Information Technology (DeitY), Deepak led India's efforts in Internet Governance and anchored the Digital India Programme and facilitation of IT/ITeS sector. He was also involved in Aadhar enrolment and expanding its use for improvement of governance including for e-KYC in the telecom sector.

He was India’s Chief Negotiator at the WTO, for the RCEP agreement and the India-EU Free Trade Agreement and led trade negotiations in agriculture, manufactured products, services, rules, tariffs and subsidies and articulated the Indian position on e-commerce and investment. As Joint and Additional Secretary Commerce, Government of India (GOI), he dealt with trade policy, export promotion of electronics, pharmaceuticals, tea, coffee, spices, agriculture products and services.

Deepak is the Chairman of Bharti Hexacom Limited, a listed group company that provides services in Rajasthan and the North-East under the Airtel brand. He also serves on the Governing Council of the Bharti Institute of Public Policy ISB Mohali, the Bharti Airtel Foundation and the Board of Carnegie India.

Deepak is an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad and has been invited to lecture on subjects related to management, trade, telecom and communication at various leading institutions and international fora.

Kersi Tavadia brings over four decades of IT expertise, specialising in software development, infrastructure services, and cyber security. Throughout his career, Kersi has made significant contributions to the financial services, capital markets, and manufacturing industries.

During his tenure as Chief Information Officer of BSE, he was instrumental in transforming the exchange into the world’s fastest, achieving a response time of 6 microseconds. He led several critical projects, including implementing one of the largest data warehouses using open-source technologies and incorporating AI and machine learning in surveillance systems. Under his leadership, BSE also became the first exchange to build an advanced Cyber Security Operations Centre, setting a benchmark for the industry. Kersi serving as a member of the Technology Advisory Group for the Reserve Bank of India, where he contributed to the Centralised Information Management System.

Kersi is currently an Executive Coach and Capital Markets Leader at StatusNeo Technologies. He also serves on the Advisory Board of Cymmetri and is a member of the Technology Advisory Committee at CDSL Commodities Repository Limited. His extensive knowledge continues to shape the evolution of the digital and cybersecurity landscapes.